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D -- USPS DASD PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE SOL 102590-00-A-0153 DUE 071900 POC Janet S. Crowe (202) 268-7306 WEB: USPS Business Opportunity Bulletin Homepage, http://www.purchasing.gov/menured.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Specialist, email address, jcrowe@email.usps.gov. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has a requirement for the full range of open system control unit based Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD) capable of managing and storing data in a variety of data processing environments. These environments range from the small and simple direct connect applications to large, complex, multi-platform enterprise-wide storage requirements. To achieve this, the USPS plans to establish Ordering Agreements with pre-qualified suppliers for future requirements. Interested offerors are directed to the USPS Business Opportunity Bulletin (BOB) http://www.purchasing.gov/menured.html, for submission of responses to the pre-qualification notice requirements. The due date for submission of responses to the pre-qualification notice requirements is July 19, 2000 at 3:00 P.M local time. Posted 06/27/00 (W-SN468957). (0179)

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